Eyeglass construction



Patented Apr. 20, i926.

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Application ed July 2d;

' Torall'whom t may concern.'

Re" 1t known that" I, S'rr-riniN J. GLULEE, a citizen ofthe' United States, aud aresl'dent of Attlebo'ro,' county o'f'Bristolg and State et temple bars.

Oneot'theob'jeetsoiv the invention is to provide" aieoi'i'st'ruetionotftlie above nature Whieliis efiieien't and dependable and capable "Y of meeting 'tlereqiTi'remeits of" practical usey in a highlysatisfactory"manner. Another object is to provide a Construction ont"l the above' nature which isneat inva'ppearanee and"eon'dueive` to the eointortl and' convenienee'ot the' wearer. Another Objectis to provide such a construction a strong 'and durable natura] capable' ot` long continued service 'andjrvear Another o bje'et is to providea construction for eyeglass temple bars '3 Whiehwilli permit' ofi Convenient and rer-.d57

adjustment for accommodation to' the varying conditions of 'practical use. Other objects will be in partnob'vious or' inpartpointed out hereinafter.A

The' invention accordinglyconsists 11i-the features o'teonstruotion, Combinations of 'elements vandarrangements'ot parts, allas Will be illustratively herein deseribed andi the scope" of the appilieation' ofi which' will be indicated in' the following'. claims.

In the aeeomp'anying drawingin ivhieliis shown one of tlie possible' embodiments of" this invention,'

` of a temple bar g Figure 2'is aplan vieiv ofthe temple bar slioivn'in Figure 1;

And .Figure' is a lougitt'idinal "section, the temple bar being' shown in straightened itrm'.. Y

Similar reference characters refer to simnl ilar parts throughout the several views ofv tion vchiefly resides. A member l() forms the i main or body portionot the temple bar and eiiiei'eatures'to the' construction oteyeglass" the" 1 Figure l is a-side'elevation of a portiongis will 1be understood lextends forwardly andn 192e.z serial N5. 652.7081,

is join'edto the" eyeglass riinjor' other lens mou nti in the usual 'manner preferably *"v meansoia hinged conneetioi-i.` The menibe 10 is of Celluloid and it n'iaybe here'pointed` outthat the terniCelluloid'as usedlierein is to beinterpretedin a broad sense throughout to comprehendvarious non-metallic sublstanees oflanature similar to that"'oifeellulV loid and adapted i for use in i eyeglass frames v andassoeiat'edpartsl The body member 10455 terminates' asiat ll and projecting .rearwardl ly therefrom is a metallicmenibenor extenf sion indicated'generally by the retereno number 12j The"l metallic extension' 12`isf conneete'd to theb'od'y-niember'lO preferably" F10 by being 'enibedded intlierearportion thereof extending"tliereinto 'to a substantial dis; tanee and 'substantially coaxiall with the body men'iber l0.' The memberl2,A embedded in thev member 10; is preferably provided."` ivithmeans interlock-ing lwith the memberlQ preferably! takingV the g form et flanges suoli i as lf 'lilieseprojeoti'ons ltlius embeddedA in the eelluloic'lmember lOserveto provi'e` A a iirim dependable Connection betvvee-nI the B0 extensionlQ 'and the body member/l0', avoid ingdanger oi-'tbeentensiOn 12 turningwithl.

in tlie member l() or beingvvitlidiawn there# from'. In form-ing` the connection betiveenf,d *ber l0" andftlieu extension 12,A the member l04 may be first'suitably` drilled and" the Celluloid softened, whereupon` tlie eXtensionv A12A having l the ii'anges 13 tliereofn may be forcedint place. The material ofthey memberlOiis then pressed'iirmljr in about@ the member 12 and a Secure Connection obtained.` g 'K Y l Considering new the construction of"i1 the metallioniemberl125 its portionf12`adjaeent the menibery 1U and extending re'arivardljff? therefrom to aV substantialdistanoe as to the` point 12b" for example is formedo a subrv` stantially smooth andv solid Wirel member; Th e portion 12i extending rearwardly trein the point 12 tothe end is forine'dot auivire member having resilient pro 3erties,. being. preferably Yformedot' la spiral y WoundWire member asindieated inFigfure 3. ,'iliepo'r-4 tion l2a`is ot Wire ivliieh" is-ile-:ribleVtliatish y it may bebent With:- comparative ease but i@` 10 preterablyv has a Sn'iall'degree otresilienee thatris, it doesnotreadilv return toitsorigv inaleontour after being flexed or bent-but' may be shaped as desired: and when soi` Shaped will retain'the Conformation given it u@ CII Y section and shape.

with a substantial degree of permanence. The portion 12c of the member 12 on the other hand is resilient as well as flexible, that is, when it has been bent or distorted it will spring back to its original conformation. The portion 12et therefore is adjustable, being capable of being shaped as desired and thereupon retaining such shape while the portion 12 is springy and resilient. The complete metallic extension 12 may be made inl any desired manner, for example by securing together as by solder at the point 12b two separate wire members having substantially j the properties outlined above.

About the metallic extension 12 extending rearwardly from the body member 10 there is preferably provided a celluloid covering which is in itself flexible, adapted to be flexed with the metallic extension 12 which thus forms a suitable core therefor. This celluloid covering preferably takes the form of a spirally wound cable of celluloid, the coils of which may be of any desired cross- For example, the covering may take the form of a celluloid ribbon 14 coiled about the core 12 having an inner rounded surface bearing against the core 12 and an outer flattened surface adapted to provide a smooth, even exterior surface for the covering. The extreme end portion of themetallic member 12` is threaded and threaded thereon is celluloid cap 15. The ends of the celluloid strip 14 forming va flexible coveringV for the member 12 are respectively secured to the cap 15 and the end of the body member 10 by cementing or any other suitable means. The cap 15 thus serves as a dependable anchorage for one end of the spiral covering and furthermore forrnsa smooth rounded end for the temple bar. I The surface of the flexible covering formed by the -spiral winding is preferably substantially flush with the surface of the member 10 so that a construc- 'ure 2 being a plan view. In this particular shape of earpiece, as viewed from the side,

the temple bar arches over the ear and then extends downwardly and rearwardly to the end in such manner that it may be placed over and behind the ear with the greatest ease. As viewed from vthe top, as shown in Figure 2, this earpiece turns inwardly ina gradual curve toward the end so that it grips the side of the head to some extent to insure dependable holding. The portion 12a of the core 12 being adjustable as has been described above, the portion 14?L of the temple bar extending substantially from the point 11 to the point 12b as shown in Figures `l and 2, is adjustable, that is it may be bent to the desired contour and will retain such contour under ordinary .conditions of use. The portion la of the temple bar extending substantially from the point 12b to the end is springy and resilient thus affording a yielding Contact with the side of the head. Since the portion 14 may be adjusted to the desired curve with great convenience, it will be seen that the construction shown and described with regard to Figure 3 is particularly well adapted for use in a temple bar of a shape similar to that shown in Figures 1 and 2. However, yit is to be understood that other shapes of temple bars may employ vto advantage the features described.`

From the above it will be seen that there.

is provided in this invention a practical ltemple bar construction in which the several all matter herein set forth or shown in they accompanying'drawing'is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim as my invention;

1; In construction for eyeglass temple bars, in combination, a substantially rigid main body portion adapted to be connected at its forward end to an eyeglass frame, a portion extending rearwardly therefrom over the ear and adjustable in shape, adapted to be bent for adjustment and to retain the shape to which it is bent, and a resilient rear end portion adapted when flexed to spring baclr to its original shape.V y

2.111 construction for eyeglass temple .Y

bars, in combination, a substantially rigid main body portion adapted to be connected at its` forward end to an eyeglass fra-me, a resilient rear end portion adapted to yield` ingly engage the head to hold the eyeglasses in place and adapted when flexed to spring mediate portion joining ysaid two portionsk adjustable in shape and adapted to be adjusted to determine the normal position of said flexible end portion with respect to said main body portion and with respect to the head.

3. In construction for eyeglass temple bars, in combination, a main body portion back toits original shape, and an interadapted to be connected at its forward end to an eyeglass frame, a flexible rear end portion adapted when flexed to return to its original shape and adapted to yieldingly engage a portion of the head behind the ear, and an intermediate portion curving over the ear and connecting said lirst two portions, said last portion being adjustable in curvature adapted to be bent for adjustment of the normal relative positions of said lirst two portions and adapted to retain the curvature to which it is bent.

fl. In construction for eyeglass temple bars, in combination, a main body portion adapted to be connected at its forward end to an eyeglass frame, a flexible rear end portion curving inwardly toward the head adapted to yieldingly engage the side of the head at a part adjacent the ear and adapted upon being flexed to spring back to its: original contour, and an intermediate portion connecting said first two portions and adjustable in shape, adapted to be bent to determine the normal relative positions of said lirst two portions and adapted to retain the shape to which it is bent.

5. In construction for eyeglass temple bars, in combination, a substantially rigid main body portion of celluloid adapted to be connected at its forward end to an eyeglass frame, and a metal member extending rearwardly therefrom and over the ear, the rear end portion of said metal member being flexible and resilient adapted when flexed to spring bacl; to its original contour, the portion of said metal member adjacent said main body portion being adjustable in shape, adapted to be bent for adjustment and to retain the shape to which it is bent.

6. In construction for eyeglass temple bars, in combination, a substantially rigid main body portion of celluloid adapted to be connected at its forward endto an eyeglass frame, a metal member extending rearwardly therefrom and over the ear, the rear end portion of said metal member being flexible and resilient adapted when flexed to spring baci; to its original contour, the portion. of said metal member adjacent said main body portion being adjustable in shape, adapted to be bent for adjustment and to retain the shape. to which it is bent, and a flexible covering of Celluloid about said metal member adapted to be flexed therewith.

7. In construction for eyeglass temple bars, in combination, a Celluloid temple bar having a main forward portion adapted to be connected at its forward end to an eyeglass frame and a rear curved portion extending over the ear, said rear curved portion being flexible'and tubular, and a metal core within said flexible tubular portion, lsaid core comprising a forward portion and a rear portion joined together, the rear portion thereof being flexible and resilient adapted when flexed to spring back to its original contour, and the forward portion thereof being adjustable in shape adapted to be bent for adjustment of its curvature and to retain the curvature to which it is -bent.

8. In construction for eyeglass temple bars, in combination, a cellulo-id temple bar having a main forward portion adapted to be connected at its forward end to an eyeglass frame and rear curved portion extending over the ear, said rearcurved portion being flexible and tubular, and a metal core within said flexible tubular portion, said core. comprising a. forward portion and a rear portion joined together, the rear portion thereof comprising a spirally coiled wire. member which is flexible and resilient adapted when flexed to spring back to its original contour, and the forward portion thereof being a wire member adjustable in shape adapted to be bent for adjustment of its curvature and to retain the curvature to i which it is bent. j

9. In construction for eyeglass temple bars, in combination, a main body portion of celluloid adapted to be connected at its.

forward end to an eyeglass frame, and a metal member extending rearwardly therefrom and over the ear, the rear end portion of said metal member being flexible and resilient adapted when flexed to spring back to its original contour, vthe portion of said metal member adjacent said main body portion being adjustable in shape, adapted to be bent for adjustment and to retain the shape to which it is bent, and a flexible covering of celluloid in strip form about-said metal member adapted to be flexed therewith.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this tenth day of July, 1923.

STEPHEN VJ. CLULEE. 

